Clear and Simple As the Truth Writing Classic Prose

Name: Clear and Simple As the Truth Writing Classic Prose
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ISBN: 9780691029177

ISBN-10: 0691029172

ISBN-13: 9780691029177

Edition: 1994

Authors: Francis-Noï¿½l Thomas, Mark Turner, Francis-Noï¿½l Thomas

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Everyone talks about style, but no one explains it. The authors of this book do; and in doing so, they provoke the reader to consider style, not as an elegant accessory of effective prose, but as its very heart. At a time when writing skills have virtually disappeared, what can be done? If only people learned the principles of verbal correctness, the essential rules, wouldn't good prose simply fall into place? Thomas and Turner say no. Attending to rules of grammar, sense, and sentence structure will no more lead to effective prose than knowing the mechanics of a golf swing will lead to a hole-in-one. Furthermore, ten-step programs to better writing exacerbate the problem by failing to…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 12/15/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 5.00" wide x 8.00" long x 0.66" tall
Weight: 0.066
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Clear and Simple as the Truth



Principles of Classic Style


The Concept of Style


Recognizing Classic Style


The Elements of Style


The Classic Stand on the Elements of Style


Truth


Presentation


Scene


Cast


Thought and Language


Other Stands, Other Styles


Trade Secrets



The Museum





Further Readings in Classic Prose


Notes


Index